LAWFUL FENCES
Also, Mr. Patten's [H R 166] concerning legal enclosures, with the recommendation that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. PATTEN said: I want to say this in behalf of my bill: Personally I have very little interest in a bill of this nature for I usually keep good fences myself, but I have been requested by many farmers to introduce a bill of this kind. As the law now stands we have no standard of a legal fence-we have no legal fence in the State of Indiana. This bill simply provides for and defines what a legal fence shall be. I think it a necessity that we have some legal definition in regard to what constitutes a fence in the State of Indiana. This subject has caused a great deal of litigation in this State and has cost our people a great deal of money. A great part of this expense might be saved to our people by making our statutes provide for a legal fence.
Pending the consideration of this report-
Mr. WILSON, of Marion, moved that a Committee of two be appointed to inform the Senate that the House is now ready to go into the election of a State Librarian, two Directors of the Prison South and three Directors of the Prison North.
The motion was agreed to, and in a few minutes thereafter the Senate, conducted by the House Committee appeared, and took seats on the floor of the House.
